List of Famous people born in Germany
Björn Werner
Björn Werner is a German-born former American football defensive end. He played college football at Florida State, where he earned All-American recognition, and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL) in the first round of the 2013 NFL draft.
Diana Körner
Diana Körner is a German actress. She is probably best known outside Germany for her brief character Lieschen in Stanley Kubrick's period film Barry Lyndon.
Jessica Wahls
Jessica Martina Wahls, also known under her nickname Jess, is a German pop singer, songwriter and television host, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date", according to the German media.
Cédric Soares
Cédric Ricardo Alves Soares CvIH ComM, known simply as Cédric, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right back for Premier League club Arsenal and the Portugal national team.
Hubert Burda
Hubert Burda is a German billionaire publisher. He is the owner, publisher and general partner of Hubert Burda Media, a global media company of more than 600 media products, including websites, print magazines and other brands. It operates in 20 countries, predominantly in Germany and the UK. Its brands include Focus, Bunte and Radio Times.
Peter Tschentscher
Peter Tschentscher is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Since 28 March 2018 he has been the First Mayor of Hamburg and head of the new state government. Since 2008 he has been a member of the Hamburger Bürgerschaft, the state parliament of Hamburg. From 2011 until 2018 he served as State Minister of Finance of the city in the Senate's Scholz I and II.
Pietro Lombardi
Pietro Lombardi is a German singer and the winner of season 8 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. He is best known for his R&B songs and ballads.
Giulia Siegel
Giulia Siegel is a German actress, presenter, DJ, model, and the daughter of composer and producer Ralph Siegel. Siegel started her career in 1991 as a model using the alias Giulia Legeis. She switched to using her real name professionally in 1995.
Eleonore Weisgerber
Eleonore Weisgerber is a German television actress. She established a foundation to help research for the treatment of bipolar disorder.
Herbert Reul
Herbert Reul is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who currently serves as State Minister for Internal Affairs in the government of Minister-President Armin Laschet. He previously served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP).